| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinhalese | 677676 | 
                                                                 
                                    
                                    87.4%
                                 
                                                             | 
                                                        
                    
| 2 | Sri Lanka Tamil | 58002 | 
                                                                 
                                    
                                    7.5%
                                 
                                                             | 
                                                        
                    
| 3 | Indian Tamil | 5522 | 
                                                                 
                                    
                                    0.7%
                                 
                                                             | 
                                                        
                    
| 4 | Sri Lanka Moor | 30303 | 
                                                                 
                                    
                                    3.9%
                                 
                                                             | 
                                                        
                    
| 5 | Burgher | 1109 | 
                                                                 
                                    
                                    0.1%
                                 
                                                             | 
                                                        
                    
| 6 | Malay | 1579 | 
                                                                 
                                    
                                    0.2%
                                 
                                                             | 
                                                        
                    
| 7 | Other | 499 | 
                                                                 
                                    
                                    0.1%
                                 
                                                             | 
                                                        
                    
| 9 | Unspecified | 262 | 
                                                                 
                                    
                                    0%
                                 
                                                             |